Feurstein Surname

291,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Feurstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Feurstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1,1441:7,444938
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Liechtenstein71:5,483742
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Feurstein Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Feurstein Come From? nationality or country of origin

Feurstein is carried by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Feurstein? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 291,785th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,558,769 people. The surname Feurstein is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Feurstein are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Austria, where it is carried by 1,144 people, or 1 in 7,444. In Austria it is most frequent in: Vorarlberg, where 94 percent reside, Tyrol, where 1 percent reside and Burgenland, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Austria Feurstein exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Feurstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Feurstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Feurstein surname grew 276 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Feurstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Feurstein surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Feurstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 119.96% more than the national average, earning R 522,720 per year and in United States they earn 5.8% less than the national average, earning $40,648 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Feurstein
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